As long as (I think) my husband agrees…: role of perceived partner approval in contraceptive use among couples living in military camps in Kinshasa, DRC.

Autor: Hernandez JH; Department of International Health and Sustainable Development, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 1440 Canal St, New Orleans, LA, 70112, USA. hernanjulie@gmail.com., Babazadeh S; Department of Health Policy and Management, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA., Anglewicz PA; Department of Population, Family, and Reproductive Health, Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA., Akilimali PZ; Kinshasa School of Public Health, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Reproductive health [Reprod Health] 2022 Jan 12; Vol. 19 (1), pp. 6. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jan 12.
DOI: 10.1186/s12978-021-01256-y
Abstrakt: Background: Male partner's approval is a key determinant of contraceptive use for women living in Sub-Saharan Africa and improving men's support and couple communication is a cornerstone of family planning programs. However, approval is often only measured through the women's perception of their partner's opinion.
Methods: This study conducted in Kinshasa compares contraceptive approval variables from matched male and female partners (n = 252 couples) to establish the frequency of (in)accurate perceptions by the woman, then test their association with modern contraceptive use. Additional regressions estimate individual and couple variables associated with (in)correct perceptions.
Results: Results confirm women are poorly aware of their partner's opinion but indicate that perceived approval or disapproval by the woman is a much stronger determinant of modern contraceptive use than her partner's actual opinion. Higher educational achievement from the woman is the strongest driver of misunderstanding her partner's approval.
Conclusions: Women's perceptions of partner's approval are much stronger determinant of contraceptive use than the latter's actual opinion, and stereotyping men's opinion of family planning is a common error of appreciation. However, findings also suggest these misunderstandings might serve women's capacity to negotiate contraceptive use.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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